Table.

Journals versus PowerPoint

	PowerPoint	Traditional journal
Cost	None*	Expensive
Production	P 2 P	P 2 J 2 P
Format	Multiple	IMRAD
Ease of production	Easy	Difficult
Timeliness	Just in time	12 months
Global access	High	Low
Scientist control	Production, review, distribution	Production
Special population access	Easily done	Rare
Peer review	Scientific based, high throughput, accurate, cheap	Little backing evidence, long tradition, accuracy unknown
Research to classroom	Minutes	Years

^*After initial cost.